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NEW Question: Are Career/Technial Education programs that are not included in the 2002 Courses of Study required to submit individually developed courses of study prior to undergoing the business/industry certification self-study and on-site review? |
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Yes, any program that does not have an approved course of study in the 2002 Courses of Study document must present its locally developed course of study to the SDE for approval before the BIC review takes place. THE 2002-2003 COURSES OF STUDY MUST BE USED AS THE MODEL FOR LOCALLY DEVELOPED COURSES. IN ADDITION, A SYLLABUS THAT MEETS BUSINESS/INDUSTRY STANDARDS, A COURSE OUTLINE, AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THE COURSE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE SDE. |
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NEW Question: Can Career Discoveries be taught outside Grades 6-8? |
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No, this course is designed for Grades 6-8. |
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NEW Question: What is the proper teacher certification for a teacher assigned to teach Career Discoveries and Career Explorations? |
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The proper teacher certification is Technology Education; however, many teachers are assigend to teach these courses through Alternate Baccalaureate Certification because of the teacher shortage in this area of CTE. |
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NEW Question: Is "Project Lead the Way" a curriculum to be taught under Career Technologies or under Technical Education certification? |
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Teachers who hold either of these teaching certificates can be approved to teach this curriculum. |
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NEW Question: How are academic courses defined for "related other" courses for an Advanced Diploma student? |
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Any course outside the core curriculum as defined on a regular diploma. |
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NEW Question: Can two half-credit courses be combined for a full credit course? Must these courses be similar in nature? |
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Yes, two half-credit courses can be combined for a full Carnegie unit. They are not required to be similar in nature. However, if two similar courses are combined AND the same students are going to remain in the course for 140 clock hours, content may be threaded between the courses to make them work together for a more seamless full credit couse. |
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What is the status of embedded credit for math and science through career/technical education in light of "No Child Left Behind" NCLB? |
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· Embedded credit for math and science is being challenged by the requirements of NCBL. As we know, academic credit in the core subjects, which include math and science, can only be awarded when taught by “highly qualified” teachers as defined by NCLB. Guidance has been issued to local superintendents of education in this regard. If students are currently on tract to receive embedded credit, they should finish the work to receive the embedded credit. If career/technical teachers hold a valid certificate for mathematics or an area of science and meet one of the other criteria applicable for middle/secondary teachers to use in verifying that they are highly qualified according to NCLB, then they are allowed to continue to offer embedded credit. Local education agencies should not allow any new students to start the process for earning embedded credit in a career/technical program unless the career/technical teacher meets the “highly qualified” definition under NCLB.
· In the future, teachers meeting the highly qualified definition by passing the teacher test in math or science and, thus, meeting the definition may offer embedded credit. The teacher tests are not currently developed for math and science.
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